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How it Happened No. 18/17 Rhode Island exploded offensively and the defense had its first shutout since 2015 in the 103rd Governor's Cup match-up against Brown, propelling the Rams to a 48-0 victory Saturday.

Sophomore kicker C.J. Carrick was the first to score for Rhody (4-1) when he booted a 40-yard field goal in the opening quarter. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Vito Priore - who made his first career start - was at the helm of the Rams' offense for a majority of today's game. He threw the first touchdown pass of his career when he found junior wide receiver Aaron Parker at 14:11 of the second quarter to make the score 10-0. Priore also connected touchdown passes with sophomore wide receiver Isaiah Coulter and senior wide receiver Marven Beauvais before the end of the half as the Rams went into the break up 27-0.

The Rams added on to the total in the second half, as Ahmere Dorsey had a 3-yard touchdown run, Parker and Priore connected for a second touchdown pass and
redshirt senior quarterback Tyler Harris hit senior wide receiver Khayri Denny for 25-yard touchdown pass to solidify the Rams' win.

The victory gave Rhode Island its second Governor's Cup win in three years.

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Redshirt sophomore quarterback Vito Priore earned his first career start and finished the game with 310 yards, four touchdowns and 19-of-25 pass completions.

Junior wide receiver Aaron Parker reached 100 career catches on a 33-yard pass from Priore in the second quarter. That catch was part of a drive that ended with Rhody's second field goal of the day.

For the third time this season, Parker had 100+ receiving yards. He finished with six catches for 108 yards.

With 15 career touchdown catches, Parker is now tied for fifth in Rhode Island history. He shares the spot with Tony DiMaggio (1982-1985) and Darren Rizzi (1989-1992). This was the first game in Parker's career that he caught two touchdown passes.

For the third time this season, cousins Aaron Parker and Isaiah Coulter both caught touchdown passes. The pair also did so against Albany and Connecticut.

Redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Andre Bibeault had two sacks, the first of his career. He is the third different Ram in five games to record 2.0 sacks in a contest this year. L.B. Mack III has done it twice and Nas Jones once.